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Infrastructure report: Planning processes under the spotlight
The rebuild of Christchurch has put public planning and procurement processes under the spotlight.
'I was staying, come hell or high water'
Senior firefighter Terry Gyde tunnelled his way into the twisted steel and concrete of two collapsed buildings in the aftermath of the February 22, 2011 earthquake.
Christchurch council's $900m black hole
Christchurch City Council has revealed it faces a funding black hole of up to $900 million to help rebuild the earthquake-wrecked city. So does that mean asset sales?
UK input seen as vital for city's rebuild
The $30 billion rebuild of post-earthquake Christchurch will race ahead if local firms team up with British firms experienced in major construction projects.
Designer's life 'will never be the same'
A heartfelt apology has been issued to the families of the CTV Building collapse victims by the structural engineer who designed it.
Avon site for memorial
A $10 million memorial for the victims of Christchurch’s February 22 earthquake will be built on the banks of the Avon River.
Editorial: Quake levy as part of rates a no-brainer
Editorial: It is easy to sympathise with Local Govt NZ's misgivings about Labour's plan to take EQC levies off insurance premiums and add them to rates bills.
Labour proposes big shake up for EQC
Labour is proposing a sweeping overhaul of New Zealand's disaster insurance regime including shifting EQC levies from insurance premiums
Does this look like a ruin?
Jim Anderton asks: 'Take a good look at the Cathedral as it still stands today, (taken from a helicopter on June 7, 2014), and ask yourself does this look like a ruin to you?'
Paul Little: Failures of seismic proportions
For many people in Canterbury, the earthquakes of September 2010, February 2011 and later had little or no effect.
Heroes of Christchurch earthquake
'The most threatening bit was to do the surgery.' Two doctors who amputated the legs of a man trapped during the Christchurch quakes are honored for their bravery.
Building giants 'squeeze' small firms
Claims about anti-competitive practices in New Zealand's plasterboard market have been added to by a former Christchurch building sector worker who says he has first-hand experience of it.
Chch cathedral to be deconstructed
An order preventing deconstruction of ChristChurch Cathedral has just been lifted by the High Court.
Investigation into CTV engineer dropped
The civil engineer behind Christchurch's CTV building is no longer under investigation - after an inquiry was dropped upon legal advice.